A quick trip to Mt Cindre but difficult to find any V+ around Lyon without a lot of riding. I'd been to the Wallace pub for a late breakfast but only had a pint of their weakest beer - the IPA. Had ...

The ski resort of La Grande Terche is situated in the Chablais area of the Haute-Savoie department in the Northern Alps region. It is part of the Portes du Soleil ski domain. The lift served area ...

Two mountain resorts in the French Alps: Saint-Pierre-de-Chartreuse in the Isère and La Sambuy in Haute-Savoie are undergoing removal of their ski lifts, sparking protests, legal disputes, and heated ...

A recent report from the Regional Accounts Office has raised serious concerns about the governance of the Saint-Jean-d'Aulps ski resort, particularly the Roc d’Enfer ski area, which the commune shares ...

On Sunday, February 2nd, a devastating avalanche struck the off-piste area of Puy-Saint-Vincent (Hautes-Alpes) around 1:30 PM, involving three skiers. Two managed to escape unharmed, a third skier was ...

Salomon have issued a recall for its MTN pin binding range. The recall in only for bindings manufactured from May 2022 to March 2023. The recall concerns the possibility of a breakage of the spring ...

It is mid February and the French winter holiday period should be in full swing but unseasonably warm weather is taking a toll on ski resorts in France’s lower and mid-mountain regions, raising ...

The avalanche forecasters from Météo-France have been out in the mountains the last week taking measurements and the bulletins are now available from the website. There are also some important ...

As far as skis went there was no comparison. Now you pretty much clipped a pair of planks to your feet and they skied themselves. Not like when they were lads when you had to learn how to ski properly ...

The boot resembles a cycling shoe. Moving the pivot to under the ball of the foot gives the skier a stronger kick. One wonders if they could launch a cycle pedal with the same system, or if something ...

Sixteen people have been killed in the Alps over the weekend. In the most serious incident seven ski tourers, including a high mountain guide and mountain leader died and two others are in a serious ...

The news that the highest ski resort in the French Pyrénées has been declared bankrupt almost went without notice outside of the region. It is not the first time for Puigmal. The ski area already went ...